PRESS TIP SHEET
PRESS RSVP: Jacqueline J. Gonzalez, Executive Director, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, New York [email protected]
What: The 53rd Annual New York Emmy® Awards Gala! When: Sunday, April 18, 2010 Where: Marriott Marquis, Times Square 1535 Broadway (45th and 46th St.) ~ Broadway Ballroom, 6th Fl. Time Frame: 4:15 p.m. Press Check In 5:00 p.m. Presenter Arrivals and Cocktail Reception in Broadway Ballroom Foyer 6:00 p.m. Gala Attendees’ Dinner (Broadway Ballroom 6th Fl.) 7:00 p.m. Awards Presentation (Broadway Ballroom 6th Fl.) 11:00 p.m. Closing Remarks (Approx.)
Les Paul, the late Rock and Roll legend, New York icon and inventor of the solid-body electric guitar whose successful television show “The Les Paul and Mary Ford at Home Show” made him a household name, to receive prestigious GOVERNORS AWARD for his outstanding accomplishments in television and entertainment. His son Russ Paul will accept on his behalf. Shelly Palmer, NY NATAS President and Host of Digital Life with Shelly Palmer will present the special lifetime achievement Emmy® Award.
Presenters Include: Jodi Applegate, Anchor, News 12 Long Island Nigel Barker, renowned fashion photographer and judge on America’s Next Top Model John Bathke, Reporter/Host, News 12 New Jersey Joy Bauer, health and nutrition expert on The Today Show; New York Times best-selling author of Slim & Scrumptious Richard Belzer, Actor, Law and Order: SVU, NBC Brenda Blackmon, Anchor, My9 News, WWOR N.J. Burkett, Correspondent, WABC-TV Eyewitness News Ron Corning, Anchor, News 12 Long Island Rocsi Diaz, co-host of BET’s 106 & Park Rocco DiSpirito, Celebrity Chef and Author Sara Gore, Host, LX New York, and Host, OpenHouse NYC, NBC 4 New York Cat Greenleaf, Reporter, WNBC and NY NonStop Elizabeth Hashagen, Anchor, News 12 Long Island Kristine Johnson, Anchor, CBS2 News at 5 and 11, WCBS Orlando Jones, Actor and Comedian Aaron Lazar, star on Broadway’s A Little Night Music Harry Martin, Anchor, My9 News, WWOR Jill Martin, Sportscaster and Television personality Odalys Molina, Anchor, WNJU Telemundo 47 Mary Murphy, Weekend Anchor, PIX News, WPIX-TV George Oliphant, Correspondent, LX New York, and Host, OpenHouse to the Rescue, NBC 4 New York Jorge Ramos, Anchor, WNJU Telemundo 47 Jacque Reid, Television and Radio personality Marvin Scott, Senior Correspondent, PIX News at 10, Anchor, PIX News Close-Up, WPIX-TV Andrew Siff, Reporter, WNBC and NY NonStop Kelly Wallace, Correspondent, CBS News Sarah Wallace, Reporter, Eyewitness News, WABC Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Psychosexual Therapist and Author of 35 Books Gerris Wilkinson, Outside Linebacker, New York Giants Chris Wragge, Anchor, CBS2 News at 5 and 11, WCBS
Total Number of Nominated Entries: MSG Network – 64; WXTV Univision 41 – 35; News 12 Connecticut – 33; WNBC-TV – 32; YES Network – 27; SNY – 24; News 12 Long Island – 23; WPIX-TV – 23; WABC TV – 21; WCBS-TV – 21; NYCTV – 13; WNYW FOX 5 – 13; News 12 New Jersey – 12; News 12 Westchester – 12; Thirteen/WNET – 12; My 9 WWOR-TV – 11; WGRZ-TV – 11; WNJU Telemundo 47 – 11; WIVB-TV – 10; MSG Plus – 9; NJ.com – 7; NJN Public Television – 6; CUNY-TV – 5; WRNN-TV – 5; Plum TV – 4; WLIW 21 – 4; YNN- Rochester – 4; WRGB-TV – 3; AtlanticAvenueArtwalk.com – 2; Capital News 9 – 2; ChinaDoingBusiness.com – 2; Epicurious.com – 2; News 10 Now – 2; ShellyPalmer.com – 2; SUAthletics.com – 2; YESNetwork.com – 2; Amazon.com – 1; BARD Entertainment – 1; Brooklyn Independent Television – 1; BronxNet – 1; Cablevision – 1; CBS Mobile – 1; EscapeMaker.com – 1; Fine Living Network – 1; LXTV.com – 1; MSG.com – 1; NBCNewYork.com – 1; New Evangelization Television – 1; News 12 The Bronx/Brooklyn – 1; Newsday.com – 1; NowPublic.com – 1; NY1 News – 1; NYTimes.com – 1; Retirement Living TV – 1; Star Plus – 1; Time Warner Cable – 1; Video.AP.org – 1; Vogue.com – 1; WGRZ.com – 1; WSKG-TV – 1.
Broadcast: The 53rd Annual New York® Emmy Awards will be broadcast on Time Warner Cable CUNY TV Channel 75 on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 9:00 PM. Encore presentation will air on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 9:00 PM. Website: For Additional Information and a Press Credentials Form Please Visit Our Website: www.nyemmys.org